Editing WD-40 (section)

{{Short description|Lubricating oil and water displacement spray}}
{{About|the product|its manufacturer|WD-40 Company}}
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| name                     = WD-40
| logo                     = WD-40 logo.svg
| image                    = WD-40 Smart Straw.JPG
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| caption                  = WD-40 with Smart Straw
| type                     = Water displacer
| currentowner             = [[WD-40 Company]]
| origin                   = [[San Diego]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| introduced               = {{Start date and age|1953|09|23|br=yes}}
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| website                  = {{URL|www.wd40.com}}
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[[File:WD-40.jpg|thumb|upright|WD-40 spray can from Germany]]

'''WD-40''' ('''Water Displacement, 40th formula''') is an American manufacturer and the [[trademark]] of a [[penetrating oil]] manufactured by the [[WD-40 Company]] based in [[San Diego]], California.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-qa-wd-40-20150730-story.html|title=Q&A WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge explains company's slick success|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=July 30, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905100953/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-qa-wd-40-20150730-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its formula was invented for the '''Rocket Chemical Company''' in 1953, before it was renamed to the [[WD-40 Company]]. It became available as a commercialized product in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 21, 2020|title=WD-40 COMPANY 2020 10-K|url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/105132/000010513220000046/wdfc-20200831x10k.htm|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> It acts as a lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer. There are specialized products that perform better than WD-40 in many of these uses, but WD-40's flexibility has given it fame as a [[jack of all trades]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Adam |title=The Case Against WD-40 |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a6064/wd-40-vs-the-world-of-lubricants/ |website=Popular Mechanics |date=31 August 2010 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619092005/https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a6064/wd-40-vs-the-world-of-lubricants/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

It is a successful product to this day, with steady growth in net income from $27&nbsp;million in 2008 to $70.2&nbsp;million in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 19, 2022|title=Statista - WD-40 Net Income, 2008-2021|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/565621/net-income-of-wd-40-company/|access-date=March 20, 2022|archive-date=March 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320035647/https://www.statista.com/statistics/565621/net-income-of-wd-40-company/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, it was inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]] at the [[San Diego Air & Space Museum]].<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor (2006).''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, {{ISBN|978-1-57864-397-4}}.</ref>